James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1834-1903.
Jo's Bent Head. 1861. Drypoint. Kennedy 78.ii; Glasgow 88.ii/iii. 9 x 5 7/8 (sheet 16 x 10). Glasgow records 25 known proofs. A rich impression with subtle tonal wiping, printed on fine cream laid paper. There was no published edition of this extremely rare etching. Unsigned. Housed in an archival French mat and a 17 1/2 x 14 1/2-inch gold frame. $12,500.
Joanna 'Jo' Hiffernan (ca. 1843 - after 1903) was an Irish artists' model and muse. Whistler first met her in 1860 while she was at a studio in Rathbone Place. Subsequently they had a 6-year relationship with him, during which period she modeled for some of his most famous paintings and prints.
Please click on the link to the Glasgow online catalog raisonné Jo's Bent Head.
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